Venice Tour: St. Mark's Basilica & Doge's Palace

Experience the wonders of Venice on a semi-private tour of the Doge’s Palace and Saint Mark’s Basilica. Skip the lines and explore historical landmarks with a knowledgeable guide.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piazza San Marco - Your Doge’s Palace and Saint Mark’s Tour will begin in Saint Mark’s square, where you will meet your guide and join your exclusively Small Group of MAX 6 people.\nBegin your adventure into two of Venice’s most famous sites in this most iconic and picture perfect square, learning all about its architecture, history and…
What's Included
  • Maximum of 6 people in the group for a semi-private experience
  • Skip-the-line access to St. Mark’s Basilica
  • Priority entry to Doge’s Palace, including apartments and prisons
  • Visit the iconic Bridge of Sighs
  • Guided by a local expert professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Delight in a thorough and captivating exploration of Venice’s two notorious landmarks, Saint Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace, with an exclusive small group of only 6 enthusiasts. Experience the benefits of a personal tour with quick access to one of the globe’s most renowned basilicas and navigate through Venice’s most significant historical…

Location
P.za San Marco, 1
Piazza San Marco
The meeting point is under the winged lion's column in Saint Mark's Square, closest side to the Grand Canal. Your guide will be holding a LivTours sign.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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786melissau
Oct 5, 2024
Fantastico! - Absolutely loved our tour! Great information, kind and enthusiastic guide. Helpful earpiece to ensure you hear everything. Would 100% recommend and do again.
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894adamu
Oct 4, 2024
Excellent! - Ottavia was highly knowledgeable and answered all our questions. The tour was very informative. I highly recommend and will definitely use again on my next trip to Venice.
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Lulubrisbane
Oct 4, 2024
A fabulous Venetian tour! - Loved our tour with Olivia of St Marks and Doges Palace. Her knowledge of history and informative stories linking these two amazing places together was great!
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David
Sep 26, 2024
A must tour! Maria is the best! - Maria was incredibly knowledgeable and friendly. She made our entire experience memorable and fun. I would highly recommend Maria as one of the best tour guides that we have had the pleasure of meeting.
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Jackie
Sep 7, 2024
A must have experience - Marie-Therese was an excellent guide…extremely knowledgeable, funny and personable. Having just 6 people on the tour made it much more enjoyable as she could see what everyone was interested in. Her knowledge of the artwork really helped us understand the history and significance of it. Our travel agent set up this tour….would definitely use Liv tours again. Their website is extremely helpful for getting around.
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Gail
Sep 6, 2024
An interesting and informative tour. - Marie-Therese was a fantastic guide who was able to teach us the history of Venice with the right amount of humour to keep us interested and informed. She is an asset to your company.
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Johnsb1190kf
Aug 31, 2024
Perfect Tour - Martina's details, and stories about the Doge's palace, were both informative and entertaining. The pace of the tour was just right, and her English was clear and very easy to understand. We give Martina a 5 out of 5 for an excellent and fun tour.
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Trip41581055535
Aug 22, 2024
Can't miss semi-private tour! - I highly recommend this private tour. Our family was met by Chiara, a true-Venetian, outside of St. Marks and right from the start she was vivacious, warm and personable. Besides her colorful personality, she was extremely knowledgeable and took the time to address all of our questions with patience and grace. She provided us with the deep history of Venice and had wonderful anecdotes to share regarding the symbolism found throughout both of the landmarks. A plus was that we were able to skip the lines and get right in which helped due to the extreme heat during our visit. (A note: you must have the knees covered and no bare shoulders for the basilica). Thank you Chiara for a memorable time!
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Catherine_p
Aug 18, 2024
Fabulous tour with an excellent guide is the perfect way to see Venice - Mirco was a fabulous tour guide - extensive history knowledge and great English. He found out the interests of my kids (biomedical research for one, engineering for the other) and then wove details of how the Venice region excels in both, he also created stories about the history as "imagine you lived in this time" and held their interest the entire tour. We wanted a restaurant recommendation for lunch and dropped us off at an excellent place. This was an "avoid the line" tour and I highly highly recommend doing that as well. Small, private tours are worth the price always, by the way.
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Naomi_g
Oct 5, 2024
6 person tour group - Small group mobility was excellent. The guide was knowledgeable. She began and ended on time. Two things that we felt were disappointing; 1). She gave her spiel but interacted little with us imho. 2). At the conclusion, she quickly collected the headsets and abruptly left without a minute to answer any concluding questions. Would I recommend this tour? Yes. Is there room for improved communication between this guide and the small group of 6? Yes.
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From $117
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).